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Frank Munford says helium "can't help" but cod crisp-related items
A antheral who collects vintage crisp packets and memorabilia has said helium does not really similar the snacks.
Seventy-year-old Frank Munford, from Lincoln, began his postulation 5 years ago.
Alongside packets from long-gone brands specified arsenic Tudor Crisps, helium has constricted variation mugs, a crisp advent calendar and a Walkers jacket.
“I’ve ne'er met immoderate different crisp packet collector,” Mr Munford said. "I’d similar to truthful we tin speech accusation and possibly packets."
Mr Munford says friends person encouraged his hobby
Mr Munford has much than 100 crisp packets, with the oldest dating from the aboriginal Seventies. He describes the postulation arsenic a "part of societal history".
The feeling of "the chase" and completing a acceptable has kept his hobby alive.
However, contempt pouring truthful overmuch clip into his collection, Mr Munford said helium was not keen connected eating crisps.
If helium had to prime a favourite flavour, it would beryllium food and onion.
Mr Munford besides collects vintage crisp prizes, which could beryllium claimed from companies, including these butterfly brooches
Among the much antithetic items successful his postulation is simply a afloat acceptable of Tudor "Flutter-Byes" – butterfly brooch pins which customers could assertion from the company.
"You would’ve had to person eaten 240 packets of crisps to assertion that,” helium said.
Mr Munford belongs to a collector’s nine successful Lincoln and said his friends were “encouraging” astir his crisp compendium.
His woman Pam is besides supportive. "I'm arrogant of him, arrogant of what he’s achieved and done implicit the years," Mrs Munford said.
"The household has grown up with his collecting," she added. “It’s conscionable dad."
Among Mr Munford’s favourite items is his acceptable of Tudor Crisps mugs, which outgo £80
Mr Munford said his collecting would “never end” due to the fact that “I can't assistance myself”.
He urged chap collectors to beryllium arrogant of their hobby, ne'er embarrassed.
“Don’t beryllium a closet collector, travel out," helium added.
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